Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

While opposition MPs say the ‘naming and shaming’ approach is no longer enough, others say political accountability should remain with Parliament and the public.

Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in breach of ethics laws in an Aug. 14 report. The House Ethics Committee will meet Aug. 21 to discuss bringing Mr. Dion in to discuss his scathing report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ethics commissioner’s scathingreport about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office and others saying it’s long past time to review the Conflict of Interest Act that Justin Trudeau has twice been found to have violated.

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Unless Trudeau plans to be out on these streets, fighting against police brutality or in cabinet drafting legislation to curb police powers, his, and all the other white voices of his ilk, have no merit here.

'I do agree that things need to be implemented as quickly as possible. We could've done this a lot sooner. The good news is that we’re doing it now and announcing it today,' says Transport Minister Marc Garneau.